Indyologist
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Stoo said:Real life got in the way (in a big way). Can't vote on the poll because those options just don't jive, babe. To prove that the wedding was much LATER, here's some additional food for thought.
September 1957 Evidence for Connecticut Scenes:
Final Script Oct 2007: "A big banner tells us Homecoming is this Saturday." That would be September, right, folks? Despite what ended up onscreen, the college scenes were meant to be during the fall season.
Film: Jukebox plays, "Wake Up Little Susie" (Sept. 1957) in the background, followed later by the original version of, "Little Bitty Pretty One" by Bobby Day (1957). Apparently, this tune became a hit by the Thurston Harris version (Sept. 1957).
Film: "Vertigo" poster in background of diner scene. That movie came out in summer '58.
Prop: During the New Haven shoot, someone (Mitch Hallock / RaiderMitch?) posted a photo of a placard with the Marshall football schedule or something similar, clearly setting the movie during the fall. (If anybody knows what I'm talking about, please, speak up! It's IMPORTANT. )
Hey, 2323, nice to see you chiming in! You mention trees as proof of October when they're the exact opposite. During the bike chase, the trees are fully green and summer-like but the wedding has blossoming, spring air written all over it.
Love that little journal and have never seen it before! Thanks so much for sharing the link! It's wonderful, however, I put little faith in its accuracy (that's a whole other discussion). Sticking to just the wedding, it doesn't trump the "Greatest Adventures" book because the date is the same (and published approx. 4 years afterward). Was that it's source material or what? An October wedding doesn't match the film's visuals so, certainly, the actual movie trumps this half-assed bullsh!t.
Like so many other dates in officially released stuff (Young Indy DVDs, anyone?), they weren't thought about carefully enough or are just plain, dumb mistakes. Heck, there's even a glaring mistake in this little, "Skull" journal. Let's hope Leland Chee is eavesdropping on this discussion!
Man, oh, man! FINALLY, someone else who knows the rules!!!
What do we do about this? The poll should be:
A) 1957 October - a freaky-weather-month in IndyWorld.
B) 1958 Spring - the officially published date is incorrect.
EXCELLENT proof/thinking here, Stoo my friend! Hope everything IRL is doing better for you...